The mass of Earth is 5.89 x 1024 kg and its radius is 6.37 x 106 m. (a) What distance above the Earth's surface would allow a satellite moving at 40 m/s to remain in a circular orbit? Show your work. (b) How much time would it take for that satellite in that orbit to circle the Earth? Show your work.
The mass of Earth is 5.89 x 1024 kg and its radius is 6.37 x 106 m. (a) What distance above the Earth's surface would allow a satellite moving at 40 m/s to remain in a circular orbit? Show your work. (b) How much time would it take for that satellite in that orbit to circle the Earth? Show your work.
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The mass of Earth is 5.89 x 1024 kg and its radius is 6.37 x 106 m.
(a) What distance above the Earth's surface would allow a satellite moving at 40 m/s to remain in a circular orbit? Show your work.
(b) How much time would it take for that satellite in that orbit to circle the Earth? Show your work.
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